High School Musical (Soundtrack)

High School Musical is the soundtrack of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. Recorded in five days, it was released on January 10, 2006, and became the best selling album of that year, having sold more than 3.7 million copies in the US and 7 million copies worldwide. As of January 2016, the album has sold 5,000,000 copies in the US, making it the best-selling TV soundtrack since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales.

High School Musical 2-disc Special Edition

On May 23, 2006, the same day the DVD came out, Walt Disney Records released a special edition of the High School Musical album featuring a bonus disc with eight karaoke tracks of the High School Musical numbers.

Disc 2

"Start of Something New" - 3:31

"Get'cha Head in the Game" - 2:37

"What I've Been Looking For" - 2:13

"When There Was Me and You" - 3:15

"Bop to the Top" - 2:08

"Breaking Free" - 3:42

"We're All in This Together" - 4:13

"I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" - 3:07

Chart Positions

Weekly Charts

Chart (2006-2008)

Peak Position

Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)

1

Australian Albums (ARIA)

1

Austrian Albums (O3 Austria)

13

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

55

Danish Albums (Hitlisten)

12

Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)

11

French Albums (SNEP)

6

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)

22

Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)

22

New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)

1

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)

6

Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)

6

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)

63

UK Compliation Albums (OCC)

1

US Billboard 200

1

US Digital Albums (Billboard)

17

US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)

8

US Top Soundrtracks (Billboard)

1

Venezuelan Albums (IFPI)

1

Year-end Charts

Chart (2006)

Position

Australian Albums (ARIA)

27

Austrian Albums (O3 Austria)

121

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)

182

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)

55

US Billboard 200

2

US Digital Albums (Billboard)

10

US Kid Albums (Billboard)

1

US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)

1

Chart (2007)

Position

Danish Albums (Hitlisten)

49

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)

44

US Billboard 200

37

US Kid Albums (Billboard)

4

US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)

4

Certifications

Region

Certification

Sales/Shipments

Argentina (CAPIF)

4x Platinum

160,000

Australia (ARIA)

Platinum

70,000

Austria (IFPI Austria)

Platinum

30,000

Brazil (ABPD)

2x Platinum

120,000

Canada (Music Canada)

Platinum

100,000

Denmark (IFPI Denmark)

Gold

20,000

France (SNEP)

Gold

79,500

Germany (BVMI)

Platinum

200,000

Hungary (MAHASZ)

Gold

10,000

Ireland (IRMA)

4x Platinum

60,000

Mexico (AMPROFON)

2x Platinum + Gold

250,000

Poland (ZPAV)

Gold

10,000

United Kingdom (BPI)

4x Platinum

1,200,000

United States (RIAA)

4x Platinum

5,000,000

Venezuela (IFPI Venezuela)

Platinum

20,000

Summaries

Europe (IFPI)

Platinum

1,000,000

Composers

Six composing teams were hired to write the music. The score was written by David Lawrence, and the songs' respective composers are as follows:

"Start of Something New", "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" and "We're All in This Together" by Matthew Gerrard, Andrew Seeley and Robbie Nevil